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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVLV vs IXUS: how they differ

AVLV and IXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and IXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLVOnly in IXUS
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%
Amazon.com Inc 3.18%ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%
Apple Inc 3.17%SK hynix Inc. 1.15%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.74%Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59%HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%Novartis AG 0.66%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVLV and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isU.S. Large Cap ValueCore MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts+4.7 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.07%
Already in the S&P 50084.5%0.0%
Holdings2754185

AVLV in plain words

AVLV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 275 positions, with the top ten at 26.9%.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4185 positions, with the top ten at 12.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or IXUS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or IXUS?
AVLV charges 0.15% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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AVLV against IXUS, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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